Viper Girls: Sexy ladies who make opening doors look extraordinary

Viper girls are technologically inclined, beautiful and smart ladies who work for the American brand, Viper. Unbeknownst to all, women have been actively engaging in the business world since the 17th century, working as merchants, dressmakers, and other professionals.

Although female entrepreneurship has only recently become more visible in the past two decades, there has been a long-standing effort by women to challenge traditionally male-dominated industries.

With each successful entry of women into a male-dominated profession, they take another step closer to true gender equality and away from outdated stereotypes of ‘the fairer sex’. This embodies what Viper girls represent in American society.

But what makes this group of girls so popular?

Who are Viper Girls?

The first two ever Viper girls are Kelsi Kitchener and Celeste Durve. Kitchener and Durve are the creators of the first front-of-house logistics team called Viper. The duo has, thus far, reinvented and taken over the male-dominated nightlife industry, showing that a woman can work in such an environment.

Founded in 2016, VIPER is a custom hospitality agency operating in the nightlife world and handles operations and production for large-scale events. Located in Los Angeles, California, the group has worked with renowned brands, persons and venues including Fendi, NARS, Jeeter, Tyga, Kim Kardashian and SoFi Stadium.

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This lifestyle organisation provides exclusive and VIP guest relations services and Kitchener and Durve have taken its services to another level.

While speaking to CARVE your path, Kitchener and Durve revealed that they started the Viper brand by KCH at the young ages of 19 and 22 years old, respectively.

“In the beginning, we were asked really basic questions at meetings. This might have been partly due to our young age, 19 and 22 years old. However, after acquiring some big-name clients, we became well respected,” the duo said.

“And now having an all-female team is a positive point of difference. We provide an experience for our clients that is professional and personable. Surprisingly, the toughest people we have experienced working with are women from the corporate sector. We have felt some resentment from this demographic which has made it challenging to work with,” they added. 

The talented entrepreneurs revealed that the lack of a plan for the door service at an event where they were working inspired the creation of the all-female brand.

The Viper girls said: “We met during an internship at a place called Bolthouse Productions which was an event company and nightclubs. We would often be put in Front of House together because we’re both very personable. After working a 12-hour shift, we were both then put in Front of House for a big event where the client had spent $1,000,000. We wondered why there was no plan for the door. If a client is spending this much money how could there be no plan for Front of House?”

“We went to our employer and said that we could handle the door and that we could put a system together. We had ideas for using iPads and other technology. But all we got back were reasons why it wouldn’t work. Eventually, we decided to start our own Front of House business as a side hustle to make a quick buck. We were thinking we could just get friends to help out. Our employer told us it would never work.

“After working a few jobs, the word spread and we kept getting more clients. Eventually, we left our job to work on our side hustle full time.”

Before the advent of their company, Kitchener got a Cosmetology license from Paul Mitchell the School Reno in Nevada. She bagged an Associate of Arts, Merchandise Marketing diploma at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) (2012-2014) in Los Angeles, California. The Viper co-founder served as a hostess at The Bungalow Santa Monica (October 2014 – October 2015), Marketing Assistant at Byrd Hairdo Products (August 2015- April 2016), and VIP host at Warwick (July 2014 – March 2020).

While Kitchener seems to be vocal about her past in terms of her education, Durve prefers to keep hers private. Hence, asides from working to make global the talent agency, Viper, not much is known about her past before the company.

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In January 2021, the duo started the podcast, Smart is Sexy.

Viper has changed the stereotypical way that women are looked at and expected to act when it comes to the nightlife industry. In a world with changing dynamics, it is commendable to see women fighting for women, in an industry that people have over time not seen the need for.

The nightlife industry may need women, but does not cater to their safety. Durve once said during an interview with Forbes: “Nightlife is a money-driven male-dominated industry, and it has its own set of politics at play which can lead to an unsafe environment for women. This can look like women being sexually harassed, assaulted, or unknowingly given date-rape drugs like GHB or Roofies.

“VIPER does everything it can to combat this and make the industry a safer space. We take care of our girls, and their safety is our priority. We had left events when the girl’s safety was compromised, no matter how prominent the client was. In 2020, we launched our ‘Last Call’ Initiative calling on nightclubs and bars to implement safer practices for women’s safety.

“I love being the founder of VIPER because we’re so disruptive. We have an endless market size because of the way we continue to push boundaries and evolve. What began as just doing doors expanded into brand ambassadors, which expanded into data, and now we’ve launched Viper Casting and continue to evolve the brand in new ways. The event industry alone is a billion-dollar space, and that’s only one-quarter of what we do, so our opportunities are endless. The COVID-19 pandemic showed us the benefit of being a young company by demonstrating our resilience and durability. For us, the sky isn’t even the limit; it’s just the view.”

What do Viper girls do?

Whether you want the service remote or in person, the Viper girls have just the right thing for your event.

With how fast Viper has become a global brand, many people have asked what Viper girls do. They are into hospitality and event management.

They render services such as consulting, leadership, business development, business strategy, team building, hospitality, customer experience, client relations and networking. 

A further breakdown of their services indicates that:

• The Viper girls handle every aspect of guest experiences through the use of technology. 
• They manage doors, tables and the talents that show up for the many events. 
• They handle giftings.
• They handle data compilation of guests at events for their clients.
• They handle guest check-in.
• They control crowd management 
• Front door management 

As of today, Viper has over 45 independent contractors working for them. 

Viper girls are known for their digital prowess following their constant use of iPads. According to Kitchener and Durve, Viper girls is “something sexy that girls feel like they want to be a part of”. 

Viper girls is a posh group that has become famous in the hospitality and event industry.

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